Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Dombivli is an industrial township in Thane district of Maharashtra. Any taxi driver can point it out to you from a distance. This small town with a big industrial estate, comprising some 50 chemicals units manufacturing dye intermediaries, is perpetually engulfed in smog. For the 100,000 residents, life is worse …
many journalists have been asking the question: What will India's environment look like in the 21st century? Since India is already one of the most polluted countries in the world, an important question is: Will India ever be able to control pollution and, if so, when? Most of the Indian …
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Anil Agarwal Many journalists have been asking the question: What will India's environment look like in the 21st century? Since India is already one of the most polluted countries in the world, an important question is: Will India ever be able to control pollution and, if so, when? Most of …
according to local media reports, Russia may sell its space station Mir to China. Reporting on the last round of bilateral defence cooperation talks held in Moscow in the first week of March, local daily Izvestia stated that "Russia will help the People's Republic of China (prc ) to build …
volcanic rocks and ash spewed by the Mayon volcano located in the Albay province of the Philippines have destroyed crops worth around us $2.65 million. This initial estimate did not include the damage done to coconut plantations which was being assessed by agriculture officials. The volcano erupted in the lastweek …
A new scientific method for forecasting urban air pollution in China has been lauded by a government-backed science committee comprising nine senior scientists. The method, considered a major breakthrough, combines numeric and statistical forecas-ting based on the spot observations. In its appraisal report, the committee stated: "It is the most …
Air pollution in Dhaka has reached alarming levels specially in terms of lead concentration. According to a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), the air in Dhaka contains the highest density of lead in the world. The report states that every year 50 tonnes of lead are …
Dear Readers, It is ironical that after dragging its feet on CNG conversion and missing the Supreme Court deadline, DTC wants to label diesel with 0.05 per cent sulphur content as "clean fuel' to pass muster. The least DTC can do is take note of how environmental authorities in the …
DOES a new millenium have something to do with the attention that zero gets? Suddenly, we have two good books on zero. First, there is Charles Seife's "Zero, the Biography of a Dangerous Idea', brought out by Viking. Second, we have Robert Kaplan's "The Nothing that is, a Natural History …
A government agency in Indonesia has called for a state of emergency to be imposed after smog from forest fires on the island of Sumatra exceeded safe limits. The fires have caused a slight haze in Singapore, while Malaysia remained unaffected. The fires are set to clear land for agriculture …
Total suspended particulate matter (tspm ) levels have remained unchanged in Islamabad. Samples of air-borne suspended particulates, collected in the industrial zone of Islamabad, have shown elevated levels of trace toxic metals such as lead, cadmium, zinc and nickel which are being contributed by steel and other allied industries in …
"TIME the politicians of our country heard our side of the story. The last 52 years have been of silence and agony," says D K Mishra, an expert on floods prior to the screening of the documentary Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein at the India International Centre in New Delhi …
It is difficult to believe that a hardcore politician, who served as the state minister of industries for a decade, could have a "green" facet too. But, Tiameren Aier is one such person. In fact, people who work closely with him will vouchsafe for it. Owner of rubber and teak …
the world's first double-hand transplant has proved a success with a 33-year-old patient, Denis Chatelier, able to move the fingertips of both hands. Twenty-five days after the operation, Chatelier, from western France, raised both plaster-encased hands and said he was "very, very happy'. Still confined to a wheelchair, Chatelier said: …
unbelievable, but true, ice crystals found inside the seafloor have more energy than all the world's fossil fuels put together. Before the 1970s, scientists did not even know that they existed under the sea. But several expeditions later, some startling findings have come to light about methane hydrate - a …
Can you tell me something about Vialle's work? We are working in the field of alternative fuels ranging from cng , lpg , and Dimethylether ( dme ). From a commercial point of view, we are concentrating on lpg and cng . Which are the best alternatives for Indian conditions? …
first-hand accounts of scientific breakthroughs always make interesting reading. Luc Montagnier's account of the fascinating discovery of the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( aids) is no exception. In the early 1980s, there was growing evidence about the existence of the virus which was later held responsible for causing …
